Shaquille O'Neal vs. Herb Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Williams and Shaquille O'Neal that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Herb Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Herb Williams: 1981-82 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Herb Williams 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Herb Williams 18

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Herb Williams 8

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Herb Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Herb Williams 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Herb Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Herb Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Herb Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Herb Williams 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Herb Williams 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Herb Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Herb Williams 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Herb Williams 5.9

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Herb Williams 1.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Herb Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Herb Williams 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Herb Williams 11,944

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Herb Williams 6,509

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Herb Williams 1,856

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Herb Williams 605

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Herb Williams 1,605

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Herb Williams 1,102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Herb Williams .467

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Herb Williams .095

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Herb Williams .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Herb Williams 19.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Herb Williams 9.1 (1986)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Herb Williams 3.4 (1985)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Herb Williams 0.9 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Herb Williams 2.4 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Herb Williams 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Herb Williams 1.4

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Herb Williams 0.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Herb Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Herb Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Herb Williams 153

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Herb Williams 78

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Herb Williams 17

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Herb Williams 10

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Herb Williams 25

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Herb Williams 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Herb Williams .469

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Herb Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Herb Williams .738

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Herb Williams 13.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Herb Williams 5.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Herb Williams 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Herb Williams 0.6 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Herb Williams 0.7 (1990)